At midday on the culmination of Exercise Southern Jackaroo, various amounts of gunfire could be heard throughout the training area until the battle was done and it was time to prepare for a movement. The battle group consisting of U.S. Marines and Australian soldiers, grabbed their packs, slung...

High above the Gulf of Alaska and Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex (JPARC), dozens of fighter jets engage in lengthy and complex joint combat missions for Northern Edge 2015.At one precise moment, two Navy F/A-18F Super Hornets break engagement toward the welcoming sight of a KC-130J Hercules...

Sailors from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) participated in a community relations (COMREL) project at Mater's Hospital in Brisbane, Australia, June 22. The COMREL project, spearheaded by the ship's Command Religious Ministries Department (CRMD), allowed Sailors to...

More than 300 people from the local veteran, military and Korean communities turned out Saturday, June 20, here to recognize the beginning of a long and enduring relationship between two countries.The 65th Korean War Commemoration at the Washington state capital's Korean War Memorial was held to...

Less than two weeks after completing an eight-hour basic lifesaving course, third-year nursing student Abbie Hinneifa used cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to save the life of a young boy.Hinneifa attended the course, taught by Army nurses from the 62nd Medical Task Force and received refresher...

Thailand Ministry of Defense (MOD) and Ministry of Environment/Natural Resources co-hosted U.S. Pacific Command's fifth annual environmental security forum in Bangkok, Thailand 8-11 June 2015.  More than 200 attendees from 22 nations, including government civilians, United Nations representatives,...

The Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Michigan (SSGN 727) arrived at Busan for a visit as a part of its deployment to the Western Pacific, June 23.With a crew of approximately 165, Michigan will conduct a multitude of missions and showcase the latest capabilities of the submarine fleet. "I...

Its wide muzzle, short black broad nose with large nostrils and deep set dark eyes grimace intimidation across the patch on the right shoulder of the pilot boarding his aircraft while preparing to engage an enemy in the joint interoperability environment that is Northern Edge 2015.The intimidation...

More than 30 Soldiers from the 540th Quartermaster Co., 45th Sustainment Brigade participated in a field competition June 15 - 17, here, that helped them fine tune their shower and laundry set-up skills, exercise their warrior tasks and drills, and overall increase their ability to rapidly respond...

Aboard an Alaska National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, the team breaks through the clouds and acquires the first glimpse of the beauty Alaskan glaciers offer. For many miles all that is seen is ice 50 to 100 feet high with crevasses highlighted in a light bluish color. Upon landing on the...